{"product_id":"a-season-in-the-congo-9780857427571","title":"A Season in the Congo","description":"\u003cp\u003e This play by renowned poet and political activist Aime Césaire\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003erecounts the tragic death of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of the Congo Republic and an African nationalist hero. \u003ci\u003eA Season in the Congo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003efollows Lumumba's efforts to free the Congolese from Belgian rule and the political struggles that led to his assassination in 1961. Césaire powerfully depicts Lumumba as a sympathetic, Christ-like figure whose conscious martyrdom reflects his self-sacrificing humanity and commitment to pan-Africanism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Martinique and educated in Paris, Césaire was a revolutionary artist and lifelong political activist, who founded the Martinique Independent Revolution Party. Césaire's ardent personal opposition to Western imperialism and racism fuels both his profound sympathy for Lumumba and the emotional strength of \u003ci\u003eA Season in the Congo\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow rendered in a lyrical translation by distinguished scholar Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Césaire's play will find a new audience of readers interested in world literature and the vestiges of European colonialism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aimé Césaire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Seagull Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e French List\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.4lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780857427571","brand":"Seagull Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48866623979657,"sku":"9780857427571","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_e699a914-5897-4619-8f23-a68e77adc08d.jpg?v=1793683908","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/a-season-in-the-congo-9780857427571","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}